His Royal Highness Diorama Cake

His Royal Highness Diorama poses your man on his easy chair throne with his snacks, slippers and remote control within easy reach. Loaf cake and Romantic Castle Cake Set will turn this Father’s Day fantasy into a reality for all to enjoy!

Instructions:

Step 1

Make fondant figurines at least 3 days in advance. Make Chair: Tint 12 oz, white fondant Brown with a little Red-Red; add 1 teaspoon Gum-Tex™. Roll out 3/8 in. thick. Cut out chair pieces using patterns. Score seam line in chair seat/back section and gently curve to angle. Stand on side to dry. Let all pieces dry on side 48 hours. Assemble pieces using thinned fondant adhesive in cut parchment bag. Attach sides to chair pieces and support as necessary until set. Add front and back panels. Roll out brown fondant 1/16 in. thick and cut a strip 3 x 1 in., attach to chair side for pocket. Roll out white fondant 1/16 in. thick and cut a strip 2 x 1 in. Use FoodWriter™ marker and add newspaper print. Fold in half, then half again and insert into pocket. Set aside. Make Hassock: Using remaining brown fondant, roll a 1 1/2 in. ball and flatten top and bottom. Let dry.

Step 2

Make the "King": Roll out red and blue fondant 1/2 in. thick. Cut out red torso and blue pants using patterns. Smooth and round out edges. Using scissors cut 1/2 in. wide sleeves on torso piece and pant legs on pants piece; smooth edges to shape. Insert end of brush handle into open end of sleeves and pants legs. Use ball tool to open bottom of torso. Insert pants into torso and position on chair; attach with damp brush. Roll a 1 in. diameter ball of light brown fondant for head. Attach to torso. Roll tiny balls for nose and ears; attach, use FoodWriter™ marker to add eyes and mouth. Shape 2 teardrop shapes of light brown fondant each 3/4 in. long for hands. Using embroidery scissors, cut fingers and shape. Trim as necessary and insert into sleeves, attach with damp brush. Roll black fondant 1/8 in. thick x 1/2 x 1 in. for remote. Smooth edges and position in hand, shaping fingers around it. Shape a 1 in. x 1/2 in. piece of yellow fondant into a cone for beer glass. Cut 2 white fondant circles
1/2 in. diameter and attach to top of glass for foam and to bottom of glass for base. Attach to hand with damp brush. To make crown, roll out yellow fondant 1/16 in. thick x 3 1/2 x 3/4 in. Using scissors, cut points for crown. Overlap ends and attach with damp brush. Using tip 1 and buttercream icing, pipe hair on head, position crown. Roll 2 logs white fondant 1 x 3/8 in. for socks. Shape for feet, taper ends and insert into pants. Position king on his chair.

Step 3

For slippers, roll 2 shapes 1 1/2 x 1/2 in. smooth ends, open back using dog bone tool. Set aside. To make 1 large, 2 medium, and 4 small towers that will be inserted into cake more stable, attach plastic dowel rods, cut 1 in. shorter than height of cake, to bottom of towers. Stand tower upside down; attach cut dowel rod to base with melted candy. Refrigerate until firm.

Step 6

Lightly brush base board at back of castle with piping gel. Roll 8 oz. light brown fondant 15 x 6 in. and position for floor. Imprint wood planks in 3/8 in. x 3 in. sections, staggering each row. Tint 20 oz. fondant green. Roll out 1/8 in thick. Lightly brush base board at front of castle with piping gel. Cover front and sides of board. Roll various shades of grey fondant into assorted size balls for stones. Flatten slightly and attach for walkway. Roll out 1 and 3/4 in. diameter balls for bushes. Imprint with small end of veining tool for texture. Roll 3/4 in. logs and cut into various lengths 3 1/2 to 4 in. long. Shape, imprint for texture and position all along front and sides of castle, securing with damp brush. Position king in chair with hassock; place slippers at side.